Zhu Yuanzhang in the cellar

Chapter 43 Your antique is from last week
In the afternoon, facing Zhu Yunfeng's preaching, although Zhu Yuanzhang was a little unhappy, he was also considering it seriously.

He had seen the historical records of the Hu Weiyong case before and knew that he would carry out a large-scale massacre later.

But before Zhu Yunfeng preached, he didn't think he had done anything wrong.

He is the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty. All officials and common people should respect him as their master. If he wants to kill someone, he can do so. What kind of reason does he need?
But what Zhu Yunfeng said also makes sense.

Everything must have a purpose. Since the purpose of killing Hu Weiyong was to centralize power, implicating innocent people would indeed be a complications.

Although he could not imagine that killing these people would lay the groundwork for the future demise of the Ming Dynasty.

But since it is a matter of whether to kill or not, then just don't kill.

He immediately agreed with Zhu Yunfeng's opinion.

I have to think carefully about this matter when I get back and figure out how to minimize the impact and achieve my goals.

He did not ask Zhu Yunfeng how to do it specifically, because he was an expert in this kind of thing and Zhu Yunfeng was just the one who provided the general direction.

Therefore, after determining the policy of only punishing the main culprits and not implicate innocent people, Zhu Yuanzhang officially began to understand the modern world.

Zhu Yunfeng began to popularize modern common sense to them, ranging from the development of our country, political situation, energy and power to the price level, people's life, salary level and so on.

Of course, one afternoon was not enough for Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Di to understand too many things, but just hearing a general idea was enough to make people full of imagination.

Originally, Zhu Yuanzhang planned to go back at Youshi, which was around five o'clock in the afternoon. However, curiosity about new things got the better of him. Thinking that Zhu Biao was handling state affairs there, he decided to leave later.

However, as they were talking, it was soon time for lunch. At around six o'clock, Zhu Yunfeng went downstairs to heat up the food and let them play on the computer and learn some information about Ming history through the computer.

When the printer arrives later, we will print out the History of Ming Dynasty, History of Southern Ming Dynasty, History of Qing Dynasty and History of the Republic of China for them and let them take them there to read for themselves.

Soon it was seven o'clock. After Zhu Yunfeng and Zhu Yuanzhang had eaten and drunk their fill, they lay down in the living room on the second floor to rest again.

"Tell me more."

After finishing their meal, Zhu Yuanzhang and others were still not satisfied and wanted to continue listening to about modern life.

However, Zhu Yunfeng took out the Tang Sancai pottery figurines from the room and said, "You can read the historical materials tonight. I have something else to do."

"What's the matter?"

“We have to sell this thing.”

Zhu Yunfeng shook the Tang Sancai and placed the pottery figurine on the table.

Zhu Yuanzhang was puzzled and asked, "If you want to sell it, why don't you take it to the market? Why sell it at home?"

"You don't understand."

Zhu Yunfeng smiled and picked up his phone and said, "Online shopping is popular nowadays. You can take a picture of something online, and if someone likes it, they can place an order and buy it. I can then mail it to them. But I can't be so careless with such valuable things. I'll find a few treasure appraisers to take a look. As long as they succeed in appraising it and confirm that it's genuine, someone will definitely contact me. I can either look for a buyer online or take the treasure appraisal video to an auction house. With a celebrity's endorsement, I can sell it at a high price."

He had checked online before and found that a similar 49-centimeter-tall Tang Dynasty three-color pottery horse figurine was sold at a Shanghai auction some time ago for a high price of more than 500 million yuan.

The one I own is in good condition and looks quite new. Although it is one centimeter shorter than the one in Shanghai, I guess the difference is not much.

If I could sell it for more than 500 million, I would become a millionaire overnight.

Although my father was worth tens of millions when he went bankrupt, that was the total price of company property, family property, vehicles, etc. He also borrowed a lot of money from the bank, so his cash flow may not be that much.

“Modern life is really unexpected.”

Zhu Yuanzhang said sourly.

Then he asked, "When will you buy me a cell phone like this?"

“I’ll buy it for you now.”

Zhu Yunfeng opened Taobao and searched for a relatively expensive Huawei phone with a large capacity. He said, "But there is no Internet in Daming, and the phone is no different from a brick. I will download some information for you to read yourself."

"Ah."

Zhu Yuanzhang nodded.

"And mine, mine."

Zhu Di said impatiently.

"rest assured."

Zhu Yunfeng is rich now and doesn't need any extra money, so he bought four mobile phones and two tablets, spending about 3 yuan.

After completing the order, he clicked on a certain audio app, and the first thing he saw was a young lady dancing passionately.

I saw that she had two ponytails, a white fluffy hairpin on her head, a rabbit bra on her upper body, revealing her long waist, and only a pair of rabbit white fluffy shorts and long white stockings on her lower body.

"hiss!"

Zhu Di sucked in a breath of cold air, his eyes widened, his blood boiling and his saliva almost flowing.

Zhu Yuanzhang was also surprised, staring at the beauty with his eyes, and said in a serious tone: "She wears so little, it's immoral, isn't it?"

"It's a different era now. We don't care about the bad habits of feudal society. This is called freedom of dress. As long as you don't expose key parts, exposing your waist, shoulders, thighs, etc. is nothing."

Zhu Yunfeng responded casually, then took a closer look and said, "Wow, this is the boy I'm following."

"Nanliang? What Nanliang?"

"No, he's a man."

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Zhu Di and Zhu Yuanzhang's originally excited mood suddenly turned into silence.

At this moment, the two people's minds were almost turned into a mess.

I just felt that my three views had been impacted and subverted like never before.

It’s not like I haven’t seen eunuchs before, but they don’t dress like this. What’s the difference between them and women?
Now they need to find a word more serious than the collapse of rituals and music to describe this matter.

And most importantly.

You are also a man, why do you pay attention to a man dressed as a woman dancing such a seductive and beautiful dance?

For a moment, Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Di both looked at Zhu Yunfeng with strange eyes.

It is easy to know the heavens, but it is easy to defy the heavens.

"Ouch!"

Zhu Yunfeng didn't pay attention to what was happening to the two of them and watched another video.

This time it was the civil officials who danced.

I saw a civil servant in a scarlet robe dancing to the DJ tune of Feng Wu Jiu Tian. His sexy dance moves were enchanting and alluring.

The title is still "Your Majesty, please follow the pace of your loyal ministers~".

"If this guy was in your Ming Dynasty and jumped like this in the Qianqing Palace, would you take him into your harem or what?"

Zhu Yunfeng made a joke.

Zhu Yuanzhang felt that this was offensive and said angrily, "This guy looks like a traitor. Take him out of the Meridian Gate and execute him!"

"Ha ha ha ha."

Zhu Yunfeng was overjoyed.

“This world is crazy.”

Zhu Di muttered to himself.

"The mouse is the bridesmaid for the cat."

Zhu Yunfeng added the next sentence casually.

"Stop looking at these messy things and get down to business. It's too much to bear."

Zhu Yuanzhang covered his eyes, feeling that the ethics in his heart had collapsed.

Zhu Yunfeng immediately searched for treasure appraisal experts, including Quanzi Appraisal, Dongzi Appraisal, Catfish Appraisal, Niu Niu Appraisal and so on.

These people usually broadcast live at night. I saw that Quanzi was online for treasure appraisal, so I applied for a live connection.

As there were many people applying for treasure appraisal, he had to wait for a long time before it was his turn.

"Hello, Brother Quan."

"Hello."

In the video, Quanzi stretched his neck and came over and asked, "Brother, what treasure did you bring?"

Zhu Yunfeng did not show his face, but pointed the video at the Tang Sancai on the table and said, "Brother Quan, Tang Sancai."

"Oh, what a good thing! Let me see."

Quanzi looked him up and down, and after a moment he said, "Brother, open the door."

"Open the door."

"Pick it up and let me have a look." "Okay."

Zhu Yunfeng picked it up and showed it to Quanzi everywhere.

"Where are you from, brother?"

"It was handed down from my ancestors. It was something I brought out from the palace. My last name is Zhu, and I have a family tree. My ancestors are from the lineage of King Ji of Changsha."

"Oh, you are from the royal family of the Zhu family, not bad, if there is a family tree as evidence, then you can't escape, this is a good thing, it should be true."

"is it?"

Zhu Yunfeng was so happy that he couldn't stop smiling.

The reason why he took antiques was because of his ancestors’ status.

Our country prohibits the trading of cultural relics from the Song Dynasty or earlier.

But cultural relics are cultural relics, and antiques are antiques.

Anything that has been passed down from your ancestors and has historical basis is your family's thing. It is an antique and can be bought and sold.

But if you dig it out from your own land, there is no way to prove that it is your family heirloom.

I'm sorry, but the things in the land are national cultural relics. If you dare to sell them secretly, you are breaking the law, do you know that?
Therefore, relying on this identity, as long as there are no problems, he can get a lot of antiques from the Ming Dynasty, and they can be auctioned reasonably and legally.

Today is the day to get rich.

"Well, it really looks a bit fake. It's probably not Tang Sancai. It should be a Ming Dynasty imitation of Tang Sancai, called Ming Sancai."

Quanzi said with certainty.

'Is it really a bit fake?'

Zhu Yunfeng rolled his eyes and couldn't help but say, "Ming Sancai, that's impossible. I think this thing is exactly the same as the Tang Sancai on the Internet."

"It must be a very similar imitation, and it is very exquisite. The low-temperature lead glaze is very well made. It can be said that it perfectly reproduces the appearance of Tang Sancai. It is the best imitation."

Quanzi gave a thumbs up and said, "Look at the glaze and the material, they are both good. The only problem is that the body is too new. It doesn't look like something from the Tang Dynasty. Of course, I can only estimate that it is Ming Sancai. The exact year still needs to be determined by instruments. But antiques are antiques because they must have changed over time. It has been more than a thousand years since the Tang Dynasty, and your Tang Sancai looks as new as if it is only five or six hundred years old. It lacks historical accumulation."

It’s over.

Zhu Yunfeng was dumbfounded.

Because he was too ignorant about antiques, he had never thought about this issue at all.

Now after hearing what Quanzi said, he remembered something!

That means the Ming Dynasty is more than 600 years behind him.

The most important thing about antiques is their historical value. In addition to their own value, they are also indispensable for the baptism of the vicissitudes of time.

You take out a bronze tripod and say it is from the Shang and Zhou dynasties.

People can see at first glance that there is not the slightest trace of time on it, and it looks new. Even if it is made very authentically and copied exactly, it is still from last week.

The Ming Dynasty is more than 600 years older than his side, which means the antiques have a difference of more than 600 years in historical heritage.

Because the Tang Dynasty was more than 600 years away from the Ming Dynasty, if we use instruments to check carbon-600 or thermoluminescence testing, we can only find out with % certainty that this thing is only more than years old.

Even if the instrument may not be completely accurate, the gap of more than 600 years between the Tang and Ming dynasties cannot allow for such a large deviation.

So to sum up.

Tang Sancai: It’s broken, I have become Ming Sancai.

As for that piece of Su Shi's calligraphy.

That's even more fake.

Because porcelain may be able to reduce the wear and tear of time if properly preserved.

The same cannot be said for paper. It is difficult to slow down its natural evolution through preservation. It will become brittle if it should become brittle, and yellow if it should turn yellow. If measured with instruments, it will be found that it does not have a thousand years of history.

Therefore, according to this conclusion, Su Shi's calligraphy probably became a manuscript imitating Su Shi's "Five Poems of Huanxisha" in the late Ming and early Qing dynasties.

Zhu Yunfeng felt a little uncomfortable when he thought of this, and couldn't help asking: "Is Ming Sancai valuable?"

"A few hundred to a few thousand."

Quanzi said regretfully, "It depends on whether it is produced by an official kiln. Official kilns are more expensive, and some are worth dozens or even hundreds of dollars. Although not all porcelains produced by official kilns in the Ming Dynasty have base marks, they are characterized by the use of Sumaliqing, so this Ming Sancai should have rust spots. I just took a look and there are no rust spots. It is most likely a folk kiln. Although this one is exquisitely made, if it is a folk kiln... Of course, it still has a certain value. Its craftsmanship is very good. It feels like it has reached the level of the Tang Sancai official kiln in Luoyang during the Tang Dynasty. It may be worth some money."

Zhu Yunfeng was already very disappointed.

Totally screwed.

This historical gap of more than 600 years cannot be covered up by the authenticity of the product, and the year can be found out with an instrument.

Although there are many exquisite craftsmanship, no one can guarantee that the craftsmen of the Ming Dynasty failed to replicate the level and ability of the Tang Dynasty craftsmanship.

As long as instruments confirm that it is a Ming Dynasty object and it is a one-to-one replica of Tang Sancai, even if the craftsmanship and materials are exactly the same, it can only be sold as Ming Sancai.

The value has not only plummeted, it is comparable to the A-share market, where you put in 20 million and get yuan.

Zhu Yunfeng felt like crying but had no tears.

Lao Zhu beside him asked in a low voice, "What's wrong?"

"is fake."

Zhu Yunfeng also replied in a low voice.

"How can it be fake?"

Zhu Yuanzhang was immediately displeased, and said in a louder voice: "This is clearly something I seized from the Yuan Dynasty's treasury. Those scholars have authenticated it, and it cannot be fake."

"Who is this?"

Quanzi heard the sound but didn't see anyone.

"nothing."

Zhu Yunfeng subconsciously denied it.

"What ancient Yuan treasure house? Who seized it? Was it Zhu Yuanzhang?"

However, Quanzi felt that there was something to do, so he asked deliberately.

Zhu Yunfeng immediately realized that hiding things would inevitably arouse suspicion, so he simply said, "Yes, my ancestor, Emperor Hongwu, said that this thing was seized from the treasury of the Yuan Dynasty. It can't be fake."

As he said this, he pointed the camera at Zhu Yuanzhang, but not at his face, but at his clothes - he was still wearing the dragon robe of the Ming Dynasty, which was a yellow casual dress, with a red cross-collared coat on the outside, and the dragon pattern on it was clearly visible.

"Hahahahahaha, my dear friend is making trouble again."

"Quan Zi was stunned."

"Oh no, it's the real Zhu Yuanzhang. This dragon robe is really like him."

"Which villain is impersonating me? Take him out and execute him!"

The following ID of Emperor Hongwu Zhu Yuanzhang sent out a barrage of comments.

Quanzi's eyes widened, and he couldn't help laughing: "Brother, is that your father or your grandfather? The dragon robe he is wearing is indeed quite interesting. Although it is newly made, the appearance and craftsmanship are very exquisite."

Isn’t it newly made?
Zhu Yunfeng muttered in his heart, if this thing could have survived to the present day, it must have traces of its history.

But what Zhu Yuanzhang was wearing was a batch of royal robes newly woven by the Shangyijian established this year, which means that the clothes were made this year.

Although it looked very real, the difference between new clothes and antiques that had experienced six hundred years of vicissitudes was even greater than that of porcelain, so no one believed that the Zhu Yuanzhang in front of them was the real Zhu Yuanzhang.

Zhu Yunfeng also realized this point and decided to be open and honest so that people would think it was just a prank. It didn't matter if they couldn't see his face anyway.

"Brother, are you still there?"

"I guess he was hit hard."

"That's it, thank you brother, please welcome the next treasure friend."

Seeing that no one was talking on Zhu Yunfeng's side, Quanzi asked twice, but when there was still no response, he hung up the call.

After hearing the hang-up sound, Zhu Yunfeng came back to his senses and said with an unpleasant expression: "Old man, we overlooked one thing."

"what's up?"

"The Ming Dynasty has been around for more than 600 years, and the antiques of the Ming Dynasty have lost 600 years of historical sedimentation. Therefore, all the antiques today, even if they are real, can only be said to be later imitations."

"Is that so? You can actually tell the age of antiques?"

Zhu Yuanzhang was able to understand the logic behind it, but he couldn't help but wonder, is it possible to tell the age of this antique?

"Those experts must have methods to study it, or at least instruments to do so."

Zhu Yunfeng said uncomfortably: "It's over. The biggest source of money is gone."

(End of this chapter)